I thought Granpa was taking a picture of me with his cell phone. Turns out he was taking a picture of himself. I guess he was impressed that he finally made it to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Years ago we stopped off at the north rim, but Granpa's dad was with Roosevelt's CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) back in the 1930's when they built the Bright Angel Trail down to the Colorado River from the south rim. (We always tell folks that Daddy John helped build the Grand Canyon :) Granpa has always wanted to get to the south rim. Unfortunately, when we finally made it, we are too old to take the trip down the Bright Trail.
This is the same picture sans Granpa:
Not bad for a cell phone picture, huh?
So, all in all he took something like 512 pictures. No, we're not gonna make you suffer them all. The clouds just kept changing the view, and it was mesmerizing. A lot of these views Granpa got while we were juggling umbrellas and fighting the winds coming up the side of the canyon.
But to set the stage:
There are several miles of paved trail along the rim going east and west from here. At this spot is the main Visitors Center, restrooms, geedunk, and gift shops. In the Visitors Center the first thing we see is an amazing motion picture presentation. If you ever get to the south rim, be sure to see this!
No offense, but this is not a handsome man. Can this be a real creature? Yup, it is. And what's that sticking out of his chest feathers?? He is definitely a funky lookin' feller!
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